Hadith
Sahih Muslim #257
The Book of Faith· كتاب الإيمان
sahih_muslim:257حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ بُرْقَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الأَصَمِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَيَسْأَلَنَّكُمُ النَّاسُ عَنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا اللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَمَنْ خَلَقَهُ " .
I heard Abu Huraira saying that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: people will certainly ask you about everything till they will propound: Allah created every thing, but who created Allah?
Chain 1·6 narrators
5
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
4
Sahabisahabi
Transmitted via “سمعت”
narrated to
3
Yazīd ibn al-Aṣamm
يزيد بن الأصم
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
2
Jaʿfar ibn Barqān
جعفر بن برقان
Taba Tabi'inunknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
1
Kathir ibn Hisham
كثير بن هشام
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Muḥammad ibn Ḥātim← Compiler
محمد بن حاتم
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثني”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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